Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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